Grifters, also known as con artists or scammers, are people who attempt to gain the confidence of naïve people and play them for fools long enough to ... [Continue Story]
Public Affairs
Moore, GOP lawmakers and civil leaders celebrate groundbreaking on new hospital
Gov. Wes Moore (D) and the state’s top Republican leaders put partisanship aside Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new medical facility ... [Continue Story]
- Alsobrooks, Hogan seek to frame the election narrative in snippy TV debate
- Watch Last Night’s Avalon-Spy Town Hall Meeting with School Board Candidates
- Avalon Spy Town Meeting Tonight with School Board Candidates and Guide to Voting
- CDC Says Maryland, AND Most of The Nation, has had Fewer Overdose Deaths In 2024
- Talbot Councilmembers Stepp and Callahan Raise Concerns on Imbalance in County Election Judges
- Is this Nuclear Power’s Moment in Maryland?
Centreville Highlights
Kent Island Has Its Day by Brent Lewis
This year’s Kent Island Day, an annual family-friendly event organized by the Kent Island Heritage Society to celebrate the historical and cultural ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Minute: Is the Millstream Trail One of the Best on the Mid-Shore?
- Hitting the Mark: QAC’s 4-H Marksmanship Club at 50
- “God of Carnage”: A Chat With CHT Director Michael Whitehill
- Eastern Shore Democratic Summit Held
- Mrs. Madelyn Hollis Takes a Bow: A Celebration of a Teacher’s Life
- The Road from Here: A Chat with Eastern Shore Land Conservancy President Steve Kline
Spy Highlights
From and Fuller: F/F Live at the Avalon
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- “CBMM’s ‘Sailing to Freedom’ explores maritime routes to liberty
- From and Fuller: The politics of natural disasters and will the Democrats lose the Senate?
- From and Fuller: The net-net of VP debates and did JD Vance really win?
- From and Fuller: The Pennsylvania Challenge and is it the End of the Harris Honeymoon?
- Irma’s Got a Brand New Gig: A Chat with Eden Green’s New CEO Irma Toce
- From and Fuller: Politics and Rhetoric After 2nd Attempt on Donald Trump and Andy Harris’s Freedom Caucus
The Arts and Design
The Avalon Foundation announces future plans for acquired space and entertainment venues
The Avalon Foundation announced its short-term and long-term plans for expanded entertainment spaces at a thank-you-themed reception last Tuesday for ... [Continue Story]
- Tred Avon Players BLITHE SPIRIT with Alison Lynch and Christina Underwood
- Spy Review: Isidore String Quartet Interlude by Steve Parks
- Charlotte Potter Kasic is the Next Director of the Academy Art Museum
- Spy Review: Saturday’s Piano Concert at the Ebenezer was One for the Ages
- At 89, My Father Takes Up Swearing by Sue Ellen Thompson
- From and Fuller: Politics and Rhetoric After 2nd Attempt on Donald Trump and Andy Harris’s Freedom Caucus
Ecosystem
Maryland Levies Fines on Perdue, Valley Proteins for Environmental Violations
Two major agricultural companies ramped up operations recently on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and the environment paid a price, according to the ... [Continue Story]
- Bay Climate Adaptation: The TNC Guide in Finding the Money for Major Infrastructure Change
- Mid-Shore Arts Plein Air Easton and ESLC Pair Up to Promote Land Conservation
- Wild-Caught Chesapeake Blue Catfish Phenomenon Booming: Thank Goodness
- Blue Crab Populations are Down, But Experts are Not Worried
- First Baby Eagles Hatch on Reborn Chesapeake Island
- A Defining Moment for the Lakeside Development? A Chat with County Council Member Pete Lesher
Maryland News
Poll workers are in high demand in Maryland – especially Republicans
As local election boards work around the clock to recruit and train workers before early voting starts this week, some Maryland counties are facing ... [Continue Story]
- Tens of millions pour into Maryland Senate race in past three months alone
- Advocates fear voter complacency amid broad support for abortion ballot measure
- Is ‘abortion’ actually on the November ballot? Breaking down Question 1
- Civility, budgets, affordable housing, East of Route 50 Challenges and Port Street: A Chat with Easton Council Member Don Abbatiello
- Easton Council Highlights: Neighborhood Service Center leaders warn of heating assistance crisis
- The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services announces launch of commission on juvenile justice, reforms detention policies
Shore Health
Let’s Talk About It: The reality of intergenerational trauma with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
Some wonderful things get passed on from generation to generation in families, but that is not the case with intergenerational trauma. The ... [Continue Story]
- Let’s Talk About It: Suicide on the Mid-Shore with For All Seasons CEO Beth Anne Dorman
- Having a Baby in the 21st Century with Shore Health’s Jessica Genrich and Stephanie Blades
- Six Marylanders hospitalized so far in listeria outbreak tied to deli meats
- Easier, Shorter Radiation Treatment for Early Stage Breast Cancer Now Offered at Shore Regional Health Cancer Center
- Everyone with Cancer Needs a Navigation Team: A Chat with UM Shore Regional Health’s Robin Ford and Rochalla Jones
- Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition Launches Health Careers Website
Mid-Shore Education
Prekindergarten Expansion For Private Providers Off To A Slow Start
One of the requirements for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future 10-year education reform plan was to expand prekindergarten, but it’s off to a slow ... [Continue Story]
- Spy Survey Summary on Learning for a Lifetime on the Mid-Shore
- The CBMM PATRIOT’s Dynamic Duo: A Chat with Joyce and Matt Gauthier
- Radcliffe Creek School Initiates Search for Head of School
- Kids Count: Maryland fell behind majority of states in childhood health indicators
- A Changing of the Guard: A Chat with Washington College Outgoing Board Chair Steve Golding and Incoming Rick Wheeler
- In Memoriam: Professor Frank Creegan
Brevities
Habits by Katherine Emery
Routine is important for brain development, according to Psychology Today. Developing a new habit requires motivation, repetition, and consistency. ... [Continue Story]
Community News
Mid-Shore Community Foundation to host Giving Day Event
On Tuesday, December 3rd, Mid-Shore Community Foundation will host Mid-Shore Gives 2024, an online Giving Day Event to benefit local nonprofits in ... [Continue Story]
- The Bay Bridge Run is Sunday, November 10: What you need know about detours and traffic
- Election Day Countdown: From and Fuller needs your opinion on Alsobrook vs. Hogan
- Women & Girls Fund grant applications are due by November 1 for programs serving the needs of women and girls.
- Don’t miss CBMM’s OysterFest on Oct. 26
- Smooth Jazz from the Bratcher Project at Church Hill Theatre October 19
- Agent 86 Reconnaissance Footage: Concours d’ Elegance 2024 on Kent Island
Senior Life
Upper Shore Aging Hosts the Re-Dedication of the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center
Upper Shore Aging (USA) recently hosted a re-dedication of the Amy Lynn Ferris Adult Activity Center in Chestertown. The Constance and Carl Ferris ... [Continue Story]
- Herb Cain Appointed Executive Director of Upper Shore Aging
- Water, Water Everywhere…For Drinking, Playing And Exercising!
- Londonderry on the Tred Avon Named “Best Retirement Community” by What’s Up Eastern Shore for Ninth Consecutive Year
- Upper Shore Aging Honors Volunteers
- Talbot County Commission on Aging to host a Senior Resource Fair
- Could Your Core Be Getting Frail? By Susan Covey
Art Notes
The Academy Art Museum Presents Two Fun-Filled Fall Events at the 2024 Craft Show
The Academy Art Museum is pleased to invite the public to two exciting events as part of the Academy’s 2024 Annual Craft Show, ... [Continue Story]
- Step into the dark: experience Stage Fright: Curtain Call this halloween
- December Tidewater Camera Club meeting with speaker, Edwin Remsberg
- Academy Art Museum currently accepting members’ submissions for “Small Originals: Members’ Exhibition 2024”
- Important auction of historic Trippe House rooms
- Church Hill Theatre to hold auditions for “A Brief History of Man”
- Tred Avon Players announces auditions for PLAZA SUITE
Ecosystem Notes
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy hosts “Sustainable by Design: Urban3 land use analysis on the Eastern Shore”
Local governments on the Eastern Shore are under increasing pressure to grow through development to meet the rising demands for public services, ... [Continue Story]
- Izaak Walton League of America’s, Mid-shore chapter to celebrate 75 years
- Rendezvous At The Farmstead With Shorerivers
- Adkins Arboretum Announces Hiring Of Abby Lorenz As Director Of Public Engagement
- Pickering Creek Audubon Center Unveils New Autumn Wetland Trail Guide
- ShoreRivers to Partner with Caroline County Recreation and Parks
- Corsica River Day Celebrates 20 Years of Environmental Stewardship
Education Notes
Americans are less engaged than ever, and that’s a problem
Americans are turning away from community and civic life in greater numbers than ever before with important consequences. Join Chesapeake Forum on ... [Continue Story]
- Gunston cuts ribbon on new bermuda grass “Sollers Field”
- The Queen Anne’s County Board of Education October Board Report
- Washington College Electric Boat Team Visits Radcliffe Creek School
- Prekindergarten Expansion For Private Providers Off To A Slow Start
- Gunston Recognizes 30 AP Scholars for 23-24 Academic Year
- Get a Move On with Chesapeake Forum: Healthy, Mobile and Active at Any Age
Health Notes
For All Seasons sponsors Maryland’s Child Trafficking Regional Navigator Program: A roundtable discussion
For All Seasons recently hosted two Human Trafficking roundtable discussions for professionals in child advocacy, law enforcement, and social services ... [Continue Story]
- Choptank Health welcomes three new dental providers
- Emergency Team Members at UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown Honored as “EveryDay Heroes”
- An Internationally-Recognized Expert On Aging To Speak In Easton, Chestertown
- Friends of UM Shore Regional Health Providing Financial Support For New Regional Medical Center
- The Arc Central Chesapeake Region Wins Three National Awards for Innovative Employee Benefits
- Choptank Health announces new pediatrician in Denton
Food Friday
Food Friday: Apple cider doughnuts
The Spy Test Kitchens have been enjoying a breath of fresh fall air. We have flown the coop for a few days, so this is a column from our own Way Back ... [Continue Story]
Looking at the Masters with Beverly Smith
Looking at the masters: autumn in Europe
“Autumn Frost” (1874) (18”x22”), by Impressionist painter Alfred Sisley (1830-1899), is a depiction of what French travel advisors describe as “one of ... [Continue Story]
Design with Jenn Martella
House of the Week: Locust Grove
Locust Grove is one of the historic properties included in my primary reference book for Talbot County’s architectural heritage , “Where Land and ... [Continue Story]
From and Fuller Podcast
From and Fuller: F/F Live at the Avalon
Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment. This week, From and ... [Continue Story]
- From and Fuller: The Pennsylvania Challenge and is it the End of the Harris Honeymoon?
- From and Fuller: Politics and Rhetoric After 2nd Attempt on Donald Trump and Andy Harris’s Freedom Caucus
- From and Fuller: The Politics of Coattails and Endorsements in 2024
- From and Fuller: Does Policy Matter in 2024; Never-Trumpers Not Endorsing Harris, and RFK Jr. Exit
- From and Fuller Special Edition: The Harris Moment and a New Republican Future
- From and Fuller: The Magical Thinking of a Harris Landslide
Columnist J.E. Dean
I don’t take Trump’s proposals seriously – here’s why by J.E. Dean
More than one Spy reader has accused me of being a “congenital Democrat,” a term that suggests that I am too close minded to contrast Trump’s ... [Continue Story]
- The utter shamelessness of the Trump agenda by J.E. Dean
- J.D. Vance Wins the Vice-Presidential Debate, With Help from Walz by J.E. Dean
- A Second Assassination Attempt on Trump by J.E. Dean
- Remembering September 11—and January 6 by J.E. Dean
- The Foul Odor of the Trump-Kennedy Alliance by J.E. Dean
- The Trump Spell Has Been Broken by J.E. Dean
Columnist Howard Freedlander
Out and About (Sort of): Stars in Different Realms by Howard Freedlander
What did Willie Mays and Donald Sutherland have in common? Nothing. Except an overriding desire to excel in each’s craft. Mays was a true wonder ... [Continue Story]
- Out and About (Sort of): Slavery of Thought by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Higher Education on Edge by Howard Freedlander
- Strike for Democracy by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): American Voter by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): Hospice Heroes by Howard Freedlander
- Out and About (Sort of): An Apolitical Document Fails by Howard Freedlander
Columnist Craig Fuller
MPT, the Chesapeake Bay and Viewers Like You: A Chat with Station Manager Steven Schupak
While there are a number of things that bring all Marylanders together, crabs being the best known, there has always been special affection for ... [Continue Story]
- So Much Money, So Little Time by Craig Fuller
- One Amazing Story by One Amazing Individual by Craig Fuller
- A Presidential Debate: No Commission / No Audience / Perhaps, No Gloves by Craig Fuller
- An Enjoyable and Important White House Story by Craig Fuller
- Biden’s Two Biggest Problems: Perception and Trust by Craig Fuller
- An Important Set of Facts – It’s Up to You to Form an Opinion by Craig Fuller
Columnist Jamie Kirkpatrick
Connected By Jamie Kirkpatrick
Not all that long ago, if I told you I was a “connected” guy, you might think I was a made friend of Tony Soprano. But now, when I say I’m connected, ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Laura Oliver
Cloud Hill By Laura J. Oliver
A friend of mine was wondering aloud the other day whether her kids would ever appreciate all she was doing for them, and I assured her they would. ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Angela Rieck
Celebrating the seasons by Angela Rieck
I’m in the attic gathering my Halloween and fall decorations. Earlier today, I surveyed the pumpkins for sale at the markets. I began to wonder…is ... [Continue Story]
Columnist Al Sikes
What is Courage and Strength? By Al Sikes
There it is, a phrase edited into a mixture of prayerful words. In religious speak, the words are called the Liturgy. It is an interesting continuum ... [Continue Story]
Opinion
Striking Out at Camden: How Three Bad Seasons Sent A Once Proud Franchise Into A Decade Long Tailspin
The 1998–2000 Orioles were one of the more disappointing teams of modern times. From owner Peter Angelos’s ham-fisted and wrongheaded ownership to ... [Continue Story]
- Sunset for Sea Stars? By Rob Etgen
- We’re All Stocked Up on Crazies by Maria Grant
- What Difference Does It Make? By Maria Grant
- Hypocrisy is Alive and Well and Living in America! By Maria Grant
- Let’s Remember the 1964 Republican Convention by Ross Jones
- Don’t Judge Lest Ye Be Judged, but Judge We Must by Maria Grant
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Will Rogers
Correspondents for cable news seem to have found a favorite spot in the United States Capitol to file their reports. They stand so close to a statue ... [Continue Story]
- Letter to Editor: Delmarva Pride Festival: Fun, Food, Support and Free Advice
- Letter to Editor: Legal Challenge To Striped Bass Regulations Gets Wide Support
- Letter to Editor: Trust the Science; Listen To the Experts
- Letter to Editor: With Memories of Escaping Russia, A Plea for Aid to Ukraine
- Letter to Editor: Tench Tilghman Chapter Meeting Planned in Chestertown
- Letter to Editor: A Year of Environmental Triumphs at Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center